Pay Rules Advance Reporting Requirements For Several Health Care Sectors

CMS on Friday (July 31) issued final pay rules for services in five areas: hospitals, long-term care hospitals, hospice, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and inpatient psychiatric facilities. The hospital rule increases payment rates 0.9 percent for general acute-care hospitals, unless they don’t participate in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting program or don't demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record technology. The rule updates measures and policies for the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program, Hospital Readmissions Reduction program, Hospital Acquired Conditions Reduction...